I know we whined about 'em back in 2007, and I'm sick of replacing the damned things every year 'cause they get dim so fast, but it'll be interesting to see what we get to replace them in 3 applications where CFL and LED bulbs won't work:

Luckily for me, this was the year in which a decent 100W equivalent LED
finally shipped (and dropped in price from almost $80 to $45 during the year). Between that and
the box of almost a dozen 75W incandescent bulbs I inherited from my mom, I believe I'm set. But
note that I already have multiple replacement lava lamp bulbs stockpiled, just in case.

I also have 40 linear feet of ultra-bright LEDs from InspiredLED
which I'm planning to install as cove-lighting. Just need to decide which room I want to tear apart
for that project, knowing that the second one I do will turn out noticeably nicer than the first.

I'm actually looking forward to relighting the house, and have considered going gonzo with a DC power system for it. Not sure yet. Like your other epic rant, making expensive decisions with possible lifespan of months instead of years has me cautious.

My front porch light would go through incandescent bulbs at a rate of about 1 every 3 months. I tried
"rough service" and halogen with no luck. CFLs didn't have the burnout/break problem but they were very
dim on cold nights and slow to start (even the "fast start" kind). I finally put a $10 LED in and it's been
great. Lights instantly. Brighter than the CFLs. Hasn't burnt out or broken. It also uses so much less
electricity that I could leave it on 24x7.